Combined staple and strap



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S. ENGLE COMBINED STAPLE AND STRAP Filed Aug. 25 1922 gig} VNLABLEis s'fir Patented 1 7, i

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fand useful Improvements in' a Combined Staple and Strap, of which the following is a specification.

retaining er embodying strapan ple features.

Tlnsinvention relatesto a not -,1

cables, conduits and pipes, embodying an arrangement jivhich will permitot ftheeuick' 5 sta:

Theprimaryob ect of thB.1n V6T1t lQ11 is the; .PIOVISIO'D of a slmple 'and compact r'etamjmg member j.'- for; use" in connection?- wlthk' new sled-se ue 1922. "serial mi. 584,293;

l i designates "the improved retaining. device.

Be it known that LBAY S. Ema. iLCiiGl-i zenof the United States'residing at Binge hamtom'in the'county of Brooms and State of New York; have inventedf certain new" adapted for attachment to. a support 'B,xin order tomamtam a-conduitor similar def] vlcoCln'pi'oper position.; if

Refe'rring totheimproved retainingde-j vice 3A, the :same' preferably comprises a strap member'lOnvllich may be-forined of galvanized giron, fibre,'-compositionmaterial; Woodonthelike; consistent-with the use to .95

:whichthedinproved retainingmember A is? to be put-J Thisstrap member-1O is formed of a; single piece of materiahemhodying the. U-shaped; portion 1.1-, which includes. the relatively flatlegs112 ands13 conneotedb an arcua'teibight portion l t. Thegmaterial of whichEthe-strap 11 is formed is flanged as:

and convenientattachmentot the same in a' "at 15 and lfl outwardly of the edgesof the minimum of time. legs. l2'andgl3qremotefrom the hight. por- A further'objectpf this invention is the no.;14;:.ums*aan e5 15 and 16 being dies, 7

provision of an improved retaining member I posed inaplane substantiallyiatright angles e of the abovementioned char-aetfer, whichisto the planesclefined by the leg portions 12" relatively economical to cons'truct and em-" and-13. u' Each?of'the flanges lfitand 16 may.) I

fixedly connected in permanentmanner."-

bodies strap and staple'ele mentswhich' are have a single=aperture17 transveiselvtheretl 1rough.-;. ,i-,By 5this'urrangcment a pocket 1 ft" vention will befa pp'arent during the coui's Other objects and advantages of-this in of the following' detaileddesoription. 1

in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification. and wherein simi-v lar reference characters designate cone-,

sponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a transverse cross sectional.

view, taken through an electrical conductor, such as an armored cable, showing the manner in which the improved device attaches the same to a support.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the dc tails embodied in'Figure 1.

' Figure 3 is a plan'view of the details embodied in Figure 1.

Figure 4- is a cross sectional view. showing a. step in the assemblage of the'parts'nfthe improved retaining member; 7.

Figure 5 is a cross sectional View. alto nether similar toFlmire 4. however. show-- ing! the mannerin which the staple element of this invention 1:; mutilated in order to provide a permanent attachment of the. same.

with respect to stra element, this view btins ta ren substantial y ou the line, -5' of Figure 1.

Figure 6 1s a perspective view'of the strap element embodied in this invention.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose at illustration is sho n but the preferred mnbodiment of this invention, the letter A is provided-giii tlie li xly 11 Of the .strap 1,0; intermediate the legs 12'and. 13. 3 i

; VReferring to the staple "elenient 1 I p same is :pmfera-hly fm'med. of galvanized -wire, or otheranetal or alloy, and 1s U shaped in formatiom, inc uding the att'aohing legsQl and 2?...which are connected by the arcuate head portion 23. Q'lhe lower ends of the legs 21 and22 are pointed to provide prongs 249 for biting into thematerial of no the support. B; thesepronirs 24 being flattened as "at 25 in converging; relation toward the pointed ends there'ofi.

.In the assemblage of the staple element 20 to the strap m'ember'lO whichis effected in the manufacture of the retaining devices A. the legs 21 and 2-2 are inserted through the apertures Win the strapflanges 15 and 16 so that the arcuat bite or head portion 23 of the staple 20 overlies in abutting engagement with the outer surface. of the bight or head portion 14. of strap 10. as is illustrated in Figures 1', 2; and-3 of the drawing. In this arrangement. the upper portions of the staple legs 21 and 22am in 'ahutting engagement with the outer surfaces of the strap legs 12' and 13. and the main portion 'of said legs 21 and 22 extend below the lane in which the strap flanges 15 and 16 ie. As is illustrated in Figure 4, the connection of a leg of the staple 20 in the opening 17 of the strap flange is an arrangement However, in the assemblageof whereby the staple leg might become detached with respect to the strap flange.

t e staple and strap menitiers, the staple legs 21 and 22 are provided on opposite sides with the.

upper c imps 25 and 26 upon diametrically opposed sides thereof, by means of any approved crimping tool to provide projections 27 and 28 respectively, overlying the top surfaces of the flanges 15 and .16. In order.

to permanently and securely attach the stra member 10 to the staple 20, the lower crimpu 29 and 30 are provided in the legs 21 and 22 of the staple member 20 at diametrically opposed points in order to respectively provide the projections 31 and 32 which engage. the under surface of the strap flanges 15' and 16. The crimps are arranged in the staplelegs so that each leg has'fou'r projections or lugs therein, two upper lugs,.and

two lower lugs, to securely and permanently attach the flange through which said: leg is disposed.

From-the foregoingdescription ofdthis invention, it can be seen that a compact and simple retaining device has been rovided,

which is particularly well adapte for use in connection with-the supporting and mounting of armored cables;- fGreenfield metal flexible: conduits; pipes; wires; moulding and other devices. Heretofore stapleshave been employed, which injure flexible cables and do not providean effective retaining arrangement due to the limited surface of pipe or conduit which the same may engage. Also straps individuallyhave been employed, but which take con'siderable'ti'me for the attachment of the same, in viewiot; the fact that a plurality of retaining nails" or staples have to be employed therewith, which are of course detachable with'iespect to the -stra devices, so that considerable time is emp oyed in securing the same to a support. By the provision of the perma- I and firmly hold theflstaple in 'ment with the clip. I

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' BEST AVAILABLE COPY ass a] emboligl i nt Pyetaining deand' strap members to vice has been'providedw ich engages the cable or conduit/to be supported over-a relatively broad surface, and which may be 'attachedwithout'liabilitv of injury to the 56 conduit, or the surface upon which the same is to he sup orted.

Various c anges in theshape, size and ar-j r'angement of parts, may be; made to the form-of invention harem? shown and de scribed, without departing from'the spirit of this invention or the'scope of the claims.

i 1. A retaining atie tompfisitgs ri id.

U-shaped clip having outwardly extending feet provided with fastener receiving cutoutsg} and a u-sh'apedstaple straddling said .clip and'fitting in close engagementtherewith, the arms v01E, the staple being passed through the cutouts in the 'feetof ,the clip, the arms of the staple being rigidly secured" tothe feet 'to retain the clip and staple in engagement with each other andprevent independent movement thereof." 2. A metainingl device comprising a U- shaped clip having its arms provided with staple straddlin the clipfin-"close contact therewith and aying. its arms" extending through the ,f eetof {the h 'arms of}thestapl bov being crimpedtdl' the upperand lower". surfaces of." the feet rigid engageoutwardly extending .feet,,.and. a U-shaped v 

